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Tenants Rights Who's Liable??
I'm completely new to this but desperate for some advice please. Allow me to set the scene, We lived in our property for 10 years but due to an expansion in our family we decided to move. We had remortgaged the property 6 years ago so there was no equity so we decided to keep hold of it and rent it out. The current tenant…
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Help, advice needed!
Hi guys, am in desperate need of some advice! I rent my house through a Lettings Agency, and have been there since July 2013..It's an old fashioned house but i absolutely love it and don't really want to move.. About 4 weeks ago i noticed that i had something growing on my bedroom ceiling, looked like mushrooms, and over…
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Surveyor
My Husband and I bought a Bungalow with all our savings for our retirement, we moved in September 2014,we painted the whole house in July the following year and found a lot of damp patches that wouldn't dry we called a damp proof company we were told it was damp and advised to have a damp course done which we had done…
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Title Deeds Not Changed In Time
Hi, I'm posting this in behalf of my husband who has just been contacted by his ex wife asking him to sign the house over to her as she is selling up and moving to Spain... Hello there and many thanks for taking the time to read my question. My wife and I divorced in 2009. In the divorce hearing, the jusdge awarded her the…
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First time mover - What have I missed?
Afternoon Folks, I am hoping for some advice and confirmation surrounding working out what moving entails costs wise etc. Our situation is this; We have received an offer of 135 for our current home and have 95k left to pay on the mortgage. We would like to buy a new property for 190k and place a 15% deposit. I believe…
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Worried I may have picked wrong conveyancer
Hi, I am in the process of buying a house. I have a mortgage broker and have a mortgage in principle thats looking good. Anyway I have arranged for Convey Law to be my solicitor. Stupidly I never looked at reviews beforehand as they have won awards like "Gold - UK Conveyancer Estate Agency of the Year 2014" amongst others…
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Start of tenancy
Hello Just had my official tenancy agreement through to sign. On my initial notes they said they would clean the flat and fix a cupboard. This is not on the official agreement. Should I get them to add it to the agreement before signing and returning? Getting paranoid! Thanks for any advice.
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Home buyer report worries!
Hi All, We just got our home buyers report back and we have a number of concerns and are really just looking at some advice. Could someone just have a read and tell me what they think? The house was built in 1850, its an end on terrace property on a slope, we are having coal mining reports as its up North in a coal mining…
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Check Out after 9 Year Tenancy - what's fair?
We have rented our current house for just over 9 years. Our landlord died over the summer and the house has been left to a charity, who will sell it in due course. When we moved in, the house was clean enough but the carpets were not new and the existing wall paper had been repainted. The house was given another lick of…
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Shared ownership help please
Hi, I have no chance of getting a mortgage on my part-time salary and have too much in savings to qualify for a council house any time within the next decade! All I can see as my only option is to apply for shared ownership. I have had alerts for shared ownership properties near me set up for 3 years and in that time only…
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dodgy landlords
Hi all Please share you dealing with dodgy landlords . I will write about mine. I have rented 4 properties in last 8 years I have had deposits not secured twice. Turning up at the door when i wasnt home《not sure if they gone in》. Not returning deposit on time even though we clean house throughout《blaming dps》. Trying to…
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Solicitor being dishonest
I am in the process of changing my solicitor because they realised quite late they can't act on my purchase. To cut a long story short, they have been lying to me all along and I have evidence to show they have acted unprofessionally. Problem is my hand is still in their mouth, so they can decide to bite it anytime if I…
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What usually happens when a tenant moves out?
A guy was renting the house next door for three years and left suddenly two weeks ago. The house has been empty ever since and nobody has been out to the house at all, not seen the owner, nobody from the letting agency etc. Was just wondering what usually happens when a tenant moves out? As in, should I be expecting to see…
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buying a part exchanged house- solicitor
I've had an offer accepted on a property that has been part exchanged to a large builder of new houses. I was advised that they prefer to work with set brokers and solicitors My offer letter came from the EA on Monday and they asked me to send my solicitor details. I had asked for a quote off the vendors preferred…
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Shared chimney but removed chimney breasts - what to check?
Hi, we are looking at a 1930s semi which has the chimney breast removed upstairs & downstairs - but the chimney (shared with the neighbour) is still there. The loft is boarded so quite accessible. I know all may be OK, & no need to panic - yet. What do we look out for in the loft to be sure the chimney has not been left…
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Homebuyer report findings - more than expected
We have just received the homebuyers report back and are pretty alarmed at its findings. We expected some issues to show up as the house was built in 1965 and is a corner house so exposed to the elements somewhat, plus the fact it is dated and needs modernising. We has a budget in mind for the modernisation, repairs, new…
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Buyer has pulled out just before exchange, help!
Brief scenario- 3 way chain, buyer, me, vendor. We all signed contracts last week with the view to exchange this week. EA phoned this afternoon to say my buyer has pulled out with no explanation. Leaving emotions to one side, I need some experienced advice. We've had a viewing already today and 4 lined up for tomorrow. My…
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Getting a mortgage for a leasehold property with absentee freeholder
My partner and I are looking at purchasing our first home together, and will require a lender to agree a mortgage. The property we are interested in (a semi-detached house) is on the market for £150K but we may be able to get it for £140K ish. We have a healthy £50K to put down as a deposit. The reason for my email is that…
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Changing what planning permission granted
I'm extending the kitchen sideways to the boundary line in my terraced house, so that the kitchen will now be the full width of the plot like the lounge and dining room. Planning permission has been granted, including a slanted roof at a 15 degree angle going from the new boundary wall up to the centre of my property,…
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EA behaving unproffesionally
We are currently in a bit of a dispute with our buyers over who should pay for the gas safety cert they want. We are refusing to pay following advice from our solicitor and our heating engineer who say they should pay. I spoke to the EA this afternoon who is trying to pressure us into paying, He ended the conversation by…
